Spread Of Islam Essay

There are over a billion of muslims in the world, how did the region grow out of such a small town. The Islamism started to spread after the death of Prophet Mohammad in the year of 632. The muslim community called “Ummah”, came into existence during the period of Prophet Mohammad. In the first few centuries after the Islam community has started, fast growth of Islamic world was achieved under Rashidun and Umayyad Caliph. The ‘Ummah, community activities have spread Islam all over the world starting from Mecca, extending till Indonesia where the world’s largest Muslim Population is found currently. The statistics data taken on October 2009 revealed that there were 1.571 billion Muslims all over the world. Since then Islam was observed as the second largest religion in the world. Why do I think Islam spread so quickly? One reason was Trade (Document A), Opportunity ( Document D), Religious Appeal (Document B), and Conquest (Document E).

Document A “ Trades.” The trade of Islam, particularly in Africa and Asia, owes much to the goods such as spices and gold, and the slaves as well. The portability of spices, along with their usefulness in everything from food to medicine
The centralization of authority typical of military organization aided in the incorporation of new peoples. Unbelievers in the conquered territories became increasingly interested in the new religion and accepted Islam in great numbers. In addition to the obvious power of the religious message of Islam, the imposition a personal tax on all non-Muslims encouraged many to become converts. Contrary to exaggerated accounts in western Europe of the forceful imposition of Islam upon conquered peoples, Jews and Christians outside of Arabia enjoyed toleration because they worshiped the same God as the Muslims; many non-Muslims participated in the Islamic state and prospered financially and